On 6 December 2018 Matt Mullenweg announced the release of WordPress 5.0. This was a significant milestone in the history of WordPress as it replaced the traditional WordPress editor with a new block editor called Gutenberg. Gutenberg is a minimal editor that allows you to create beautiful content using a …
Elegant Themes caused a stir in 2014. They strolled into the year off the back of the launch of Divi, which is now regarded as one of the best WordPress themes in the market. Later in the year they expanded their range of plugins by releasing the stylish social media …
GeneratePress is an efficient WordPress theme that loads quickly on desktops and mobile devices. This blog has been using the premium version of GeneratePress since early 2020 and it’s by far the fastest WordPress theme I have used. Despite the speed of GeneratePress, for a couple of weeks in July …
Offermative is a feature-rich WooCommerce plugin that was designed to help online shops increase conversions. It simplifies and automates an advanced sales funnel, offering customers discounts, special offers, upsells, cross-sells, product recommendations and more. The plugin is highly customisable, allowing you to create offers for customers based on many unique …
I have been a happy Dropbox user since the service launched in the late 2000s. The company was a pioneer in the world of cloud storage hosting and it continues to be one of the best cloud storage solutions available online. Although I was an early adopter of Dropbox, for …
Google offers 15GB of cloud storage to those who use Gmail, Google Drive and Google Photos. Whilst this is undoubtedly generous, you may find yourself running out of space at one point. Even if you do not store many images and video files, if you use Gmail actively, the amount …
WordPress remains the most popular platform for building websites. There are great alternatives available online, but I truly believe that when it comes to creating content, nothing beats WordPress and its revolutionary post type system. The introduction of the block editor has also improved the experience of creating content with …
The 2000s are remembered as the time when the vast majority of WordPress themes were free and the 2010s can be remembered as the “Decade of the Premium WordPress Theme”. If the Kata WordPress theme succeeds, perhaps the 2020s will become the “Decade of the Freemium WordPress Theme” :) Developed …
Website builders help you create professional websites in minutes. They can be used to create blogs, business websites, resumes, online portfolios, eCommerce stores and more. All you have to do is select a pre-made website design, move things around using a drag and drop page builder and then add your …
It should be no surprise that WordPress is one of the most popular platforms for online communities. With a built-in user system, simple publishing options and website design customiser, the core version of WordPress is a great starting point for a community. All you need to do is choose one …